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Amid the tug of war for Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, the three points that Chelsea and Liverpool will be competing for almost seem like a trifling concern, such is the fervor surrounding the transfer window. At the time of writing Caicedo favors a move to Stamford Bridge but there has been no agreement with Brighton over the transfer fee for the Ecuadorian. Liverpool thought they had hijacked that particular deal when they had a £111 million offer accepted but they might find they are the ones to miss out on a target with Chelsea now in hot pursuit of Lavia.
The market machinations have swung focus away from what is the biggest game of the opening weekend of the season, one that starts what should be recovery campaigns for both clubs after they finished outside the top four (and in Chelsea’s case outside the top half entirely). Here is how you can watch the match and what you need to know:
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- Date: Sunday, Aug. 13 | Time: 11:30 a.m. ET
- Location: Stamford Bridge, London
- Live stream: Peacock
- Odds: Chelsea +175; Draw +260; Liverpool +138
Storylines
Chelsea: For all the spending of the past 12 months, Mauricio Pochettino will take charge of a side with all sorts of holes in it for the first game of his tenure at Stamford Bridge. Without any senior midfielder recruited to replace the departed N’Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic it may be that Conor Gallagher, a player the club wants to sell, partners Enzo Fernandez in midfield. Further forward the attack would look altogether more intimidating if Christopher Nkunku were not sidelined for the bulk of 2023 after undergoing knee surgery.
The sense of the new era at Stamford Bridge will only be heightened by the man wearing the armband, Reece James succeeding Cesar Azpilicueta as club captain. Pochettino could have opted for an experienced veteran such as Thiago Silva but the leadership of a youngster of prodigious talent perhaps serves as a better reflection…
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